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31information processing — Acquisition, recording, organization, retrieval, display, and dissemination of information. Today the term usually refers to computer based operations. Information processing consists of locating and capturing information, using software to… …
32vegetable processing — Introduction preparation of vegetables (vegetable) for use by humans as food. Vegetables consist of a large group of plants consumed as food. Perishable when fresh but able to be preserved by a number of processing methods, they are… …
33fat and oil processing — ▪ chemistry Introduction method by which animal and plant substances are prepared for eating by humans. The oil and fat products used for edible purposes can be divided into two distinct classes: liquid oils, such as olive oil, peanut …
34copper processing — Introduction use of smelting or leaching, usually followed by electrolytic refining or recovery, to turn the ore into a form from which products can be fashioned. Included in this article also is a discussion of the mining of copper and of its… …
35poultry processing — Introduction preparation of meat from various types of fowl (poultry) for consumption by humans. Poultry is a major source of consumable animal protein. For example, per capita consumption of poultry in the United States has more than …
36Wet feet, dry feet policy — The wet foot, dry foot policy is the name given to a consequence of the 1995 revision of the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966 that says, essentially, that anyone who fled Cuba and got into the United States would be allowed to pursue residency a year …
37aluminum processing — Introduction preparation of the ore for use in various products. Aluminum, or aluminium (Al), is a silvery white metal with a melting point of 660° C (1,220° F) and a density of 2.7 grams per cubic centimetre. The most abundant… …
38cobalt processing — Introduction preparation of the metal for use in various products. Below 417° C (783° F), cobalt (Co) has a stable hexagonal close packed crystal structure. At higher temperatures up to the melting point of 1,495° C (2,723° F), the… …
39mercury processing — Introduction preparation of the ore for use in various products. Mercury (Hg) has a unique combination of physical properties. Its low melting point (−38.87° C [−38° F]) and boiling point (356.9° C [674° F]), high specific gravity (13 …
40vanadium processing — Introduction preparation of the metal for use in various products. Vanadium (V) is a grayish silver metal whose crystal structure is a body centred cubic (bcc) lattice, with a melting point of 1,926° C (3,499° F). The metal is used… …
